I have never done mass amounts of apples with this one. I picked it up for the boys to use. Small was trying to use it, I am glad I decided to take it from him and do it for him this morning. Who knows how bad it could have been on him.

Ouch. That's so aggravating! I've never seen one do that, but then I've stuck to the old school knife-only method for years, whether it's for jelly, mincemeat, or what all. @SkippyMom's right though: clean it, wrap it, and keep an eye on it. We need our hands! Heal up soon.

Thst does look sore! I have a hint of the natural medicine kind...I use cayenne pepper on cuts & it stops the bleeding. You would think that it would sting bad, but it doesn't. good for next time :-)Barb

Thank you Barb, It is a trick that I do use on a regular basis. It also contains a substance that works like a mild pain reliever. Unfortunately this time, it just couldn't take that stinging sensation away.

Other than me thinking that a handle-corer is better than a similar device that could manage to do its job...

Screw it, I have a good knife and a sharpener and I could have an apple de-cored in four cuts.

On the other hand... what was the intended use of that gadget, and where was the warning label about not using it on apples? I guess most people aren't so cautious as I to recognise the exact forces where a device could fail.

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I have been cooking since I could reach the stove, homesteading on 5 acres in Kansas for 11 years and on the back of a bike for the last 15 years.
Recently we left the Great Plains to start a new life in the Appalachian foothills. Living completely off grid.
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